Lexie's mother, Charlene, said it's a relief for her daughter to finally have a way to present her thoughts and ideas.

"It is very rare for a child to be so physically disabled but so mentally able,” Charlene told the Express. “Seeing her use the laptop is amazing. It is brilliant to see her so excited because for the first time she has a voice and it brings tears to my eyes."

The family organized a fundraiser to gather the money needed to purchase the computer, saying afterward that they could never aptly express their gratitude for the help they received.

"To say we are absolutely overwhelmed is an understatement. People who have never met us, and probably never will meet us, have been so generous," Charlene told the Daily Echo.

"Before I was introduced to typing, I had retreated into anxiety, fear and despair. I read everything around me from books to TV credits to the newspaper on the kitchen table but I had no one to share my ideas with so I just retreated into my own imaginary world," Artson wrote in January.